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# *Nemesis*
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### **PRONUNCIATION:**
(NEM-uh-suhs)
### **MEANING:**
noun:
1. A formidable opponent or an archenemy.
2. A source of harm or ruin.
3. Retributive justice.
### **ETYMOLOGY:**
In Greek mythology, Nemesis was the goddess of vengeance. From Greek nemesis (retribution), from nemein (to allot). Ultimately from the Indo-European root nem- (to assign or take), which also gave us number, numb, astronomy, renumerate,and anomie. Earliest documented use: 1542.
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### **PRONUNCIATION:**
(NEM-uh-suhs)
### **MEANING:**
noun:
1. A formidable opponent or an archenemy.
2. A source of harm or ruin.
3. Retributive justice.
### **ETYMOLOGY:**
In Greek mythology, Nemesis was the goddess of vengeance. From Greek nemesis (retribution), from nemein (to allot). Ultimately from the Indo-European root nem- (to assign or take), which also gave us number, numb, astronomy, renumerate,and anomie. Earliest documented use: 1542.